Sunday, 13 October 2013

Simple Karahi Chicken Hotel Style

Simple Karahi Chicken Hotel Style

Simply Delicious Chicken Recipe I can Describe Or say!!

I know I have too many recipes title saying hotel style, But honestly It is!! The reason behind is Majority of my relatives back from orrisa work in hotel And I make Sure to Lick their brains regarding recipes when ever they visit me. Until I got Internet ;)This recipe was pass by my uncle to us! He has gud experience working in restaurants and hence forth taught me few Dishes. Oh no he dint came up willingly I ate his brains when ever he visited us! more than a decade when I was still a teenager I used to either write down recipes from him or ask him to cook and teach me :P sometimes he agreed ;)This particular thing he taught to mom and she makes it very rarely! At times even she forgets what ingredients to add lolz, I too learned once but I forgot too. But This time when she was making I made sure to learn. Now At least Im not going to forget after documenting it here :D

Ingredients Chicken- 500-600 gmsOnion - 4 - 5 medium size, finely slicedGreen Chillies - 4-5 slitCurry leaves - 2 springsGinger - Garlic paste - 2tsp heapCashewnut paste - 2 tbspPoppy seeds paste - 2 tbspSalt to tasteGaram masala - one fat pinchTurmeric Powder - 1 pinch optionalOil - 2 tablespoon or more If requiredIsnt the Ingredients list simple?Method:- Heat Oil in a wok/kadai.- Add in Onion, Green chillies and curry leaves together. (Oh the heavenly Aroma It emits ;) )- When the onion turns just a little soft, add chicken pieces and saute it along with onion for a munite or 2.- Add in Ginger garlic paste, turmeric, salt and mix well, saute in medium heat till raw smell of ginger garlic paste turns aromatic.- Next add cashew nut paste and saute well for another 2 mins. Till the paste gets cooked and rawness from the nuts leaves!!- The mixture would be dry by now make sure to give continous stir, not allowing it to stick at bottom. - When the whole thing becomes aromatic add water enough to cover the chicken pieces. Add garam masala, close the lid and cook for 10 mins- The gravy will turn thick in consistency on its own!!- Once this is done Its ready to serve with any main course ;) Like White rice, Pilaf, Tandoori Roti, Nan / Kulchas Its so yummy that we always want it more :)

Notes:- You can use Chicken With or Without bones Up to you.- Turmeric can be made optional depending upon the color u like to have in your gravy.- Consistency of gravy can be thick or think as per your choice, If u want thicker gravy add little of cornflour paste. If thinner variety needed just leave it as it is, There shall be no compromise in taste. - If you dont have poppy seeds just use cashew nut paste 4 tbsp instead.- Add Enough water just to cover the chicken for further cooking. Too much water may not give desired consistency to the gravy.- Cooking chicken for longer period of time might make it hard and chewy. So Make sure just cook enough so that its soft & juiciness remains so 10 mins time is enough. - My mom like it thin consistency gravy so the cooks it that way :)

Do Try this simple recipe for a Party Or Dawat And you are surely going to please everyones taste buds! More Over Its so very simple to prepare with minimum handy Ingredients we can get at home :)